FLOOD03186

• County: Statewide
• Community: All
• Stream Name: All
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Benefit-Cost Analysis of Hazard Mitigation Projects
• Date: 1/1/1996
• Prepared For: FEMA
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

VERSION 1.0 1/12/95

GETTING STARTED

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CHAPTER 2
GETTJNG STARTED

This chapter describes the computer hardware and software required to
run the Benefit-Cost Program and how to install it on your computer,
Chapter 3, Program Basics, describes the basics of using Quattro Pro
for Windows (QPW), how to get around in the Benefit-Cost Program.
and how to enter the data requested. Chapter 4, Tutorial, provides a
an example benefit-cost analysis with guidance for the novice user.

QPW works very much like other spreadsheet programs such as Lotus
1-2-3, or Excel, so that experience with any of them is almost 100%
transferable to QPW. However, even if you have little or no experience
with spreadsheet programs, the Benefit-Cost Program is self-
contained and easy to use.

Hardware and Software Required

COMPUTER
HARDWARE

This Benefit-Cost Program requires an IBM-compatible computer
(PC). The central processing unit (CPU) must be a 386 or higher; the
program will run faster with a 486 or Pentium CPU. ,In addition, the
computer MUST have:

1. at least 4 (more is better) megabytes of memory (RAM).

2. a hard drive with at least 15 (more is bettei')megabytes
of free disk space, and

3. a high density (HD) 3.5" floppy disk drive.

The Benefit-Cost Program files require a large amount of disk space,
about 3 megabytes per file saved (i.e., for each worked beneflt-oost..
analysis for a mitigation project), Therefore, it is desirable to have a
large hard disk if you anticipate saving a substantial number of files.
Altematively, files can be saved on high density (HD) floppy disks.
However, because of the file size (HD floppy disks hold only about 1.4
megabytes), the files MUST be compressed using utility programs
available on recent versions of DOS or a separate utility program (such
as PKZIP), When compressed, each file is less than 1 megabyte,
Files can also be saved on tape or Bemoulli drive back-up systems.

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